Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coiled

/kɔɪld/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: coiled
IPA: /kɔɪld/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of coil

adj

In the form of coils; having coils.

adj

Prepared and poised to act, like a snake that has coiled its lower body so it can strike.

Example Sentences

"a coiled serpent"
"Two first-half goals from the Colombian forward Radamel Falcao won the game, allowing Atlético to spend the final hour or so sitting deep, coiled always for a breakaway."
"Nicole Kidman’s coiled intensity and muscular direction by Phillip Noyce give this nautical thriller a disquieting sense of dread."

Inflected Forms

more coiled (comparative) most coiled (superlative)

Derived Forms

hypercoiled noncoiled undercoiled

Synonyms

looped

Rhymes With

spoiled boiled oiled foiled soiled embroiled toiled unspoiled broiled recoiled roiled uncoiled

Questions

How do you pronounce coiled?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɔɪld/.
What does coiled mean?: simple past and past participle of coil

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